Aaron Cope, Betafence's director of sales for North America, agreed with the new commander-in-chief’s analysis of US security, previously saying: “In North America, we are so far behind in physical security compared with the rest of the world.”

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Roughly 403 miles of the 1,900 mile long border has an existing barrier

He said before the election that the company stood to gain more business should Donald Trump win.

Employing some 1,400 people around the world, Betafence has also helped build security fences in Hong Kong and the UAE, as well as the USA-Mexico partition.

And its brochure and website boasts of its building capabilities, saying: “In today’s age of turmoil and global conflict, international borders are becoming increasingly vulnerable to circumvention and even targeted by armed groups.